Letter: Here is a surefire way to guarantee background checks for all firearms purchases

There is a surefire way of guaranteeing passage of federal background checks for the purchase of any firearm purchase. Just include the stipulation all who vote in a federal or state election show positive identification (driver's license) prior to voting.

Both the Democratic and the Republican parties will each achieve something they each dearly want — and something they each dearly loathe. They would each consider themselves the loser in this situation. However, America would surely be the winner.